Field Administration

Not giving up: How I survived war and displacement

Gatluak Sufarn works for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Bentiu, a displaced persons camp in South Sudan. He shares his story…

26 Apr 2021 / 6 minute read

Jonathan Pernet

Field Administration

South Sudan: For a handful of dollars

New staff member Jonathan joins the team in Agok, South Sudan for the first time, and learns a useful lesson…

16 Feb 2021 / 10 minute read

Jonathan Pernet

Field Administration

South Sudan: The finishing line is the starting line

As the new year begins, Jonathan finds himself on the brink of another new start, as he prepares to join the team at an MSF project in South Sudan

15 Jan 2021 / 5 minute read

Jonathan Pernet

Field Administration

Tears, then smiles ... (well, I hope so)

How does it feel to start an international posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for the first time? Jonathan writes from the airport ...

05 Jan 2021 / 4 minute read

Eben and the MSF team at Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

South Africa: So much for taking a break…

Eben was ready for a good break from his work with MSF. The COVID-19 pandemic had other ideas...

30 Jul 2020 / 5 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

“Our internal conflict”: Saying goodbye to Iraq

As Eben comes to the end of his assignment in Iraq, he asks himself tough personal questions and reflects on the role of a humanitarian

06 Feb 2020 / 4 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

Mosul: A City Destroyed

Eben, part of our field administration team in Iraq, visits a hospital that's trying to meet the needs of a city that has already suffered so much...

02 Oct 2019 / 3 minute read

Rosy Lee

Field Administration

"This world is beautiful with people": Mental health in kuchlak

Stress can have a huge impact on mothers and babies. In the rural town of Kuchlak, Pakistan, Rosy meets a team of counsellors making a real difference to families living in challenging circumstances...

27 Aug 2019 / 7 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

Hello Iraq

What's it like to work for a humanitarian organisation behind the scenes? As he begins a new assignment in Iraq, Eben shares his experience...

31 Jul 2019 / 4 minute read

Russ Filbey

Field Administration

“We call them survivors”: Treating the trauma of sexual violence

Working on a project to treat survivors of sexual violence in Nigeria, US administrator Russ answers the difficult question of “What’s the work like?”

11 Jul 2019 / 4 minute read

Some of the team at Sadar District Hospital

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

Bangladesh: Stopping infection and doing the laundry

Eben is in Bangladesh, where an MSF team is helping local hospital staff save lives by controlling infection

04 Apr 2019 / 4 minute read

A cow grazes in the old Waste Zone at the hospital

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

Bangladesh: Tackling a huge waste problem

Saving lives doesn't always mean medicine. Eben blogs about a Médecins sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team that's not afraid to get its hands dirty in order to fight infection...

02 Jan 2019 / 7 minute read

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